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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1571, 1646-1698
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Turkie, n. Also: turky, twrkie. [e.m.E. turkey (1541), turkie (1552), turky(e (both 1555).] A turkey, the bird. Also comb. 1663 Household Bks. Archb. Sharp in Misc. Maitl. C. II 501.
To my Lord Balheavens mane that brought turkies and dowes to my lord £2 8 s. 1664 Household Bks. Archb. Sharp in Misc. Maitl. C. II 506.
A young turkie and dressing 1671 Sc. Hist. Rev. LXI 154.
Swpper a paire of twrkies 8 s. 1681 Colvil Whig's Suppl. (1681) ii 3.
When geese and turkies hatched eggs 1686 Edinb. B. Rec. XI 188.
A table of the dewes payable by the persones that keeps bread stands and poultrie stands in the bread and poultrie mercat … to be printed as followes … for everie turkie, 2 d. [etc.] 1698 Marchmont 184.
[Bill of Fare]: Rost turkies and young onscomb. 1571 Cal. Sc. P. IV 69.
Wyld foules of dyvers sortis sic as pertrikis, phasenes, turky cockis 1646 4th Rep. Hist. MSS App. 509/2.
To pay John Merries compt of wyld foules, turkie foules, peires, and plommes 1666 Household Bks. Archb. Sharp in Misc. Maitl. C. II 537.
For two turkie checkines £2 8 s. 1688 Edinb. B. Rec. XI 276.
Tame foul … the best turkie cock to be sold for £2 2 s. … the best turkie hen £1 10 s. 1690 Foulis Acc. Bk. 121.
Peasbonocks and turkie eggs
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